Atlantic Ancula vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Ancula gibbosa compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Atlantic Ancula is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Ancula	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Goniodorididae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Ancula	Urocystis
Species	Ancula gibbosa	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Atlantic Ancula

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Ancula	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Ancula

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

False Oat-Grass Smut

Atlantic Ancula

The Atlantic Ancula (Ancula gibbosa) is a species in the genus Ancula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.